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The British Library holds Ships' Journals in series IOR/L/MAR/A-B 1605-1856. Read about these records. The various ships are listed alphabetically, following the order in Catalogue of East India Company Ships' Journals and Logs 1600-1834 by Anthony J.Farrington (London, 1999). Although the records continue until 1856, they effectively end at 1834.

If you know the ship your research interest travelled on (for instance, from Arrival and Departure lists in directories), these journals may provide interesting information. In the daily deck log of occurrences onboard, alongside more minimal entries recording weather and landmarks, one can find details of births and deaths at sea (and baptisms and burials), offences and punishments for sailors and other interesting genealogical tidbits. A passenger list is often included for each journey.^[1] A researcher, who refers to the ships' records as a 'treasure trove', found out the name of a child travelling, and some of the circumstances, [on an earlier voyage] of the death of the child’s father^[2]

The catalogue of the British Library can be searched by ship's name to determine the material held.

Browse the ships names (Discovery Catalogue):

If you cannot find the ship’s name you are looking for, confirm the name from the Ships Search from Andrea Cordani’s "East India Company Ships" . As an example, the ship whose name was thought to be the 'Lushington' was in fact the 'Sir Stephen Lushington', to be found in the lists above under S (not L).

Also see

The British Library page, section Obtaining Copies of Records
Passenger lists

FIBIS resources

Rockingham Ships' Log 1796 List of soldiers from 12th Regiment of Foot embarking for India aboard the Indiaman Rockingham.

External links

Terrible conditions described in a Letter home from a soldier’s wife on a voyage to India 1859 Old-merseytimes.co.uk Details conditions on the ship Acrington which resulted in the murder of the captain.

References

↑ Note however, a researcher was advised by the British Library that neither the ship’s log for the Anson (1774/1776), nor the ledger contain a passenger list - although the latter contains a crew listing.
↑ Frances Yorrick (see the P S) Rootsweb India Mailing List 20 September 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2014

[1] Note however, a researcher was advised by the British Library that neither the ship’s log for the Anson (1774/1776), nor the ledger contain a passenger list - although the latter contains a crew listing.

[2] Frances Yorrick (see the P S) Rootsweb India Mailing List 20 September 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2014

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-The [[British Library]] holds '''Ships' Journals''' in series '''IOR/L/MAR/A-B''' 1605-1856. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_1&cid=1-1#1-1 Read] about these records. The various ships are listed alphabetically, following the order in ''Catalogue of East India Company Ships' Journals and Logs 1600-1834'' by Anthony J.Farrington (London, 1999). Although the records continue until 1856, they effectively end at 1834.
+The [[British Library]] holds '''Ships' Journals''' in series '''IOR/L/MAR/A-B''' 1605-1856. [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/937f93cc-ccf5-4c31-951c-af92be35ea66 Read] about these records. The various ships are listed alphabetically, following the order in ''Catalogue of East India Company Ships' Journals and Logs 1600-1834'' by Anthony J.Farrington (London, 1999). Although the records continue until 1856, they effectively end at 1834.
-If you know the ship your research interest travelled on (for instance, from Arrival and Departure lists in [[directories]]), these journals may provide interesting information.  In the daily deck log of occurrences onboard, alongside more minimal entries recording weather and landmarks, one can find details of births and deaths at sea (and baptisms and burials), offences and punishments for sailors and other interesting genealogical tidbits.  A [[passenger list]] is often included for each journey.<ref>Note  however, a researcher was advised by the British Library that neither the ship’s log for the Anson (1774/1776), nor the ledger contain a passenger list - although the latter contains a crew listing.</ref>
+If you know the ship your research interest travelled on (for instance, from Arrival and Departure lists in [[directories]]), these journals may provide interesting information.  In the daily deck log of occurrences onboard, alongside more minimal entries recording weather and landmarks, one can find details of births and deaths at sea (and baptisms and burials), offences and punishments for sailors and other interesting genealogical tidbits.  A [[passenger list]] is often included for each journey.<ref>Note  however, a researcher was advised by the British Library that neither the ship’s log for the Anson (1774/1776), nor the ledger contain a passenger list - although the latter contains a crew listing.</ref> A researcher, who refers to the ships' records as a 'treasure trove',  found out the name of a child travelling, and some of the circumstances, [on an earlier voyage]  of the death of the child’s father<ref>Frances [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2010-09/1284987533 Yorrick] (see the P S) ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 20 September 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2014</ref>
 [http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 The catalogue of the British Library] can be searched by ship's name to determine the material held.
+Browse the ships names (Discovery Catalogue):
+*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/937f93cc-ccf5-4c31-951c-af92be35ea66?src=5&sK=%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%231 A - Darling]
+*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/91126cee-61bd-4e2d-89c1-00ea51f34f20?src=6&cK=!&sUp=false&sK=%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23320 Dart - Halifax (1)]
+*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/4a0ce5ff-4720-488a-bc31-d5314830ecdd?src=6&cK=!&sUp=false&sK=%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23610 Halifax (2) - Madras Merchant (2)]
+*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/9206c02b-d6b5-4201-95ea-30924a6b9a0e?src=6&cK=%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%235633&sUp=false&sK=%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23871 Maitland - Samuel (3)]
+*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/96bf69cb-d316-4b68-b1eb-32db277911e9?src=6&cK=%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%238098&sUp=false&sK=%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%23%231219 Samuel and Anna -Z  plus extra ships names from 1834].
 If you cannot find the ship’s name you are looking for, confirm the name from the [http://www.eicships.info/ships/shipsearch.asp  Ships Search] from Andrea Cordani’s  "East India Company Ships" . As an example, the ship whose name was thought to be the 'Lushington' was in fact the 'Sir Stephen Lushington', to be found in the lists above under S (not L).
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 *[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=25&s_id=4 Rockingham Ships' Log 1796] List of soldiers from [[12th Regiment of Foot]] embarking for India aboard the Indiaman Rockingham.
 ==External links==
-*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2010-09/1284987533 post] in a PS refers to the ships' records as a 'treasure trove'. The author of the post found out the name of a child travelling, and some of the circumstances, [on an earlier voyage]  of the death of the child’s father.
 *Terrible conditions described in a [http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/infantmortality.html Letter home from a soldier’s wife on a voyage to India] 1859 Old-merseytimes.co.uk  Details conditions on the ship Acrington which resulted in the murder of the captain.